Rebirth of South America as King

Chapter 358: Gathering of talents

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After the siege of Li Weiye's office, the French army in the Beiban area was panicked and once fled to abandon the city.

But Qin Chong, who replaced Lu Mei as Governor of Cochinchin, quickly calmed down and set out to take remedial measures. He appointed General Pochi, commander of the Cochinchin garrison, as the highest commander in Beiban. The commander can mobilize the French army and most The newly recruited indigenous soldiers of Annan, equipped with sufficient guns and ammunition, set off quickly for Hanoi.

At the same time, the French government was requested to send a reinforcement team consisting of 2,500 soldiers and three company artillery, of which 1,500 formed an expeditionary force to the Beiban area.

On the sixth day after receiving the news of Li Weiye's siege, the Governor's Mansion of Cochin Chin has mobilized a total of 500 Marines and Indigenous Colonial Army to prepare for Li Weiye in the Beiban area.

As of March 10, the number of French and indigenous colonial forces in the Beiban area has reached approximately 2,600 due to the arrival of reinforcements. And on March 5, the French government just passed a bill to send 2,500 additional troops to the Annan region and allocate 5.5 million francs.

Now, the French government thousands of miles away hastily sent an expeditionary force to the Beiban area. This expeditionary force includes three French infantry battalions of 600 per battalion, and four indigenous infantry companies of 125 per company. Appointed commander-in-chief of the Tokyo Bay Navy to strengthen naval command. At the same time, He Luoyu was also appointed as a special agent in Tokyo to manage the administrative affairs in the Kitsaka area, so that the French army could focus on the Nanyang Army.

As a result, the Nanyang Army will soon face a severe situation of isolated operations and imbalanced naval power comparisons.

In order to counter the French counterattack, Li Mingyuan continued to order the ambassador to France to strengthen negotiations with the French government, and also issued operational instructions to the Nanyang Army, ordering Mei Dongxing and others to use the gap time when the French reinforcements had not yet reached Annan.

Resolve Li Weiye and other French troops and strengthen the defensive capabilities of the Nanyang Army to prevent the French army from launching a lethal blow against the Nanyang Army with the assistance of superior naval forces.

After receiving Ming Mingyuan's clear combat mission, Mei Dongxing immediately made a response plan.

First, on the premise of obtaining the permission of the local government, use the proceeds obtained from Hongji Coal Mine, commercial transactions, smuggling, etc., and vigorously recruit young people in Annan, Thailand, Songkhla, and mainland China at the standard of four or two silver dollars per month. Join the army.

Secondly, in consideration of enemies and leniency, the more the better, Mei Dongxing, while storing weapons and equipment, instructed the intelligence stations set up in Hong Kong, Macao and other regions to purchase more important materials such as guns, artillery, ammunition, Chinese and Western medicine.

Finally, instead of waiting for the assistance and cooperation of the Annan government forces, they could mobilize available regular troops and Chinese armed forces around the country to launch a general attack on Hanoi City within a time and solve the nails of the French in northern Annan.

In the mainland region bordering Annan, there are still some Han officials in the Manchu and Qing dynasties who still cherish the meaning of the country. These people

Very dissatisfied with the cowardice and timidity of the Qing government, they have played an analysis of the pros and cons, pointing out that France is not afraid, and the Manchu government should still adhere to the correct decision to help send troops to Vietnam to resist the law.

For example, Zhang Peilun, the deputy director of the Metropolitan Government, said:

China is indeed very poor, and France is not very wealthy. Now that the situation of the subject and the guests on both sides is changing, China has a geographical advantage. At this time, the court was still timid, hesitant, and did not dare to make decisive decisions until the French national Annan was attacked by the French. Extinction, the surviving countries such as North Korea will inevitably be afraid of the powers, and centrifugal with the imperial court, it is really a big mistake, it is too late to regret it. "

He also pointed out that although Mei Dongxing and others rebelled in the early years, after arriving in Annan, they stopped fighting the Manchu court and did not return to the mainland to engage in rebellion. Now the state of Manchu is difficult, and the country should not build more enemies. It is necessary to take the initiative to repair relations with Han and abandon the policy that has always been hostile to overseas Chinese.

Tang Jingsong, the alternate head of the ministry, said: If China does not dare to resist the law, then even Mei Dongxing's ministry is inferior.

"In the early years, Mei Dongxing's department was only a remnant of the Taiping Army. He led thousands of exiles, was strong, galloped, defeated the enemy, and the French were embarrassed and surrounded by Mei Dongxing's department in several isolated strongholds. In the kingdom of heaven, many ministers of civil and military affairs pretended not to send troops to fight the French. They were afraid to fight against the Annan government on the surface, but they were timid and terrified. Are they not afraid of the laughter of the nationals and the rest of the Taiping Army? "

The suggestions of the main faction officials were not unexpectedly rejected by the Qing government, and like Tang Jingsong, officials who said words and deeds in the memorials with indifference and improper thoughts, after being reprimanded, Investigate the situation in Annan, dispatch to the crisis-stricken Beiban area, and let it survive.

The nature of the Manchu government's kneel concession to the outside world and the brutal oppression of its internal forces became more and more apparent in the decades following the suppression of the Taiping Army Uprising. First, it made concessions in the direction of the Far East, causing the million square kilometers of land to be tsarist Russia. Annexed, and then Little Japan also came up to slap,

The Japanese invasion of Taiwan in 1874, and the Manchu government signed a "Beijing Peace Treaty" with Japan for bereavement and insult. The peace treaty stipulated that the Qing government compensated the Japanese invaders with 500,000 silver in the name of "penalty" and payment of "construction and construction of houses." Simultaneously,

In the peace treaty, there was a statement that "Taiwan ’s life had harmed the Japanese people and other people in an abusive manner." Japan sent troops for the purpose of "protecting the people, and the Qing Dynasty did not mean that it was not."

In later years, in 1879, Japan formally annexed the Ryukyu Islands, and the Manchu government did not say a word. As far as the Manchu government was concerned, the local officers and soldiers had just experienced a civil war and had a certain combat effectiveness. However, for a few years, if the two sides fought, Japan would undoubtedly fail. As a result, the Manchu government did not dare to send troops to fight, which is evident in its cowardly incompetence.

From Tsarist Russia in Central Asia, to the East Asian island nations with small soldiers, and to France that invaded Annan, the Manchu government has always adhered to the policy of surrendering to the outside world, and has won a race against the white Europeans with the South American nation. Before the victory, the hearts of some mainland Chinese with a conscience were stinging. Since the Manchu dynasty's decree explicitly rejected the memorial proposal to aid Vietnam and resist the law, young people from the coastal areas have been rushing to the Beiban area and joined the Nanyang Army.

On March 15th, Pang Zhenyun from Guangdong and Guangxi led 200 civilian costumes and arrived in Halong Port. On March 17, Hu Kunshan, the head of the Guangdong People ’s League, carried 17 fast guns, and the brave 140 people of the group went to the Nanyang Army. On March 20, the Guangxi gang Armed leaders Zhu Bingqing and Sizhou Gongsheng Li Tang successively led young men ranging from 200 to 300 to cross the Annan border and enter the area controlled by the Nanyang Army.

By the end of March, the number of Chinese armed forces who had fled from the mainland alone reached more than 2,000. In addition, Mei Dongxing used the funds collected to recruit soldiers in Annan, Nanyang and other places, and the number of regular members of the Nanyang Regiment recovered. It has a 5,500-strong establishment, equipped with old-style Dresser rifles and a newly-formed Nanyang Police Force of different models. The number of armed forces has reached 3,000, and the number of armed militia members has reached 5,000.

The French's ambition to occupy the entire Annan area is clearly revealed ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ In order to prevent the French from tearing their faces and entering the worst situation in Beiban, Li Mingyuan established the immigration transfer bases in Guangning and Langshan provinces as early as possible. At that time, the Nanyang Army was instructed to make preparations for the supreme military and political commander.

There is abundant grain and medical supplies, and various types of artillery, artillery, and imitation Gatling handguns have sufficient ammunition, which is enough to meet a medium-scale battle for one year.

Prior to this, the reason why the Nanyang Army did not launch a final attack on the French army, which was constricted in Hanoi City and Haiphong, was to use the besieged French army as a bargaining chip, and to support the negotiations and negotiations between the central government and the French government. The government believes that Han and France are too far away from Annan and cannot invest in large-scale military cross-sea support. At the same time, the French government has overestimated the combat effectiveness of the French troops trapped in Beiban and believes that the Nanyang Army has difficulty in obtaining military supplies and lacks heavy weapons. Support, unable to attack in a short period of time, the French native soldiers to guard against the various strongholds.

The French attempted to use the trapped French army as a bait to divert Han's armed forces in the Annan area from various isolated strongholds. Then, after the French expeditionary army arrived in Annan, they cooperated with the besieged French army to fight for no time. The exhausted Nanyang Corps troops were all annihilated, and the last armed force occupied by Annan in France was resolved.

Of course, the Nanyang Legion will not follow the French's assumptions. When the French fleet just passed the Suez Canal, Mei Dongxing had completed the preparations for the final battle of the besieged French army.

Before officially issuing a combat order, in order to boost morale, Mei Dongxing personally summoned more than ten armed leaders who rushed from the mainland. Among them, Tang Jingsong paid the most attention to Mei Dongxing since he was the first one since the founding of the Han Dynasty. Officials of the Manchu Central Committee who volunteered.

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